Milwaukee – Tegucigalpa – Howard AFB

On April 1, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Milwaukee – Tegucigalpa – Howard AFB experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Francisco Morazán.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Milwaukee-General Billy Mitchell Airport on a flight to Howard AFB, Panama City, with an intermediate stop in Tegucigalpa, carrying 10 crew members and a load consisting of foods and electronics. At Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport, the aircraft landed 2,000 feet past the runway threshold in a 50° flaps down configuration. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, it overran and crashed on a road and a bridge, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and seven others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 88-4408, MSN 5161, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.0522°, -87.2381°.